, 1887-07-14
TELEGRPHIc DISPATCHES.


| WASHINGTON, July ia German
paper of this city, speaking of some re-
cent Pacific coast removals that of the
Olympia receiver from office, and the
office from Olympia to Seattle. aud the
removal of Gov. Squire, says. "The
action of President Cleveland, in both
these matters is something which up to
date has never been done yet by any
president of the United States; for in
stead of submitting and referring the
citizen who submitted 10 him the re-
quest Of the people interested IN said
matters to their congressman, as has been
| the invariable custom in the White house
under previous administrations, or to
the special department where, under the
common routine OF business, they be-
long, he examined, at the express wish
Of the petitioners, the entire cases him
self He has for that purpose repeatedly
granted private interviews to the bearer
OF the petitions, SO as to give hin: an op-
portunity to argue the case before the
president, and when the latter had con-
vinced himself that the requests were
based on right and justice he promptly
granted them and issued the necessary
order"
Haste ana Prejudice.
| WARRINGTON, July 1.-THE attempt to
belittle the effect and value of the affi-
davits and list of charges against young
Beecher, found among the effects of
poor old A5her l.. Blake, who died in
Chicago. which the treasury department
is making at this time, seems q little
curious in view Of the necessity for his
rejection which the senate found, upon
thorough Investigation of Beecher's case
| When before it last winter every possible
opportunity was xiven Bsecher to prove
the falsity of the charges made against
| him, aud his excuses were SO lame that
| the senate found itself utterly unable TO
confirm him TO the Office to which he
had been nominated. Here the treasury
have dropped him, bat the necessity of
paying in part the debt of gratitude,
which he several times acknowledged he
owed the dead pastor of Plymouth
church, led the president to put Beecher
into a responsible and better-paid posi-
ton Of special agent of the treasury
department.
Martin, supervising special agent OF
the treasury, says that Blake's charges
have been fully Investigated and found
to be without foundation. He further
asserts that Blake was demented and
actuated by q grudge against Beecher
Martin is chief Of the division to which
Beecher now belongs, and probably ap-
preciates the desire OF the administration
to take no notice of his charges. The
| Investigations above alluded to by Mr.
| Martin probably led Blake to secure
stronger evid ence, and TO start for this
place personally to prosecute these
charges against Beecher. OF this new
evidence found in Blake's possession,
the treasury officials know nothing, and
their haste to deny that there was any.
| thing in it has reused considerable COM
melt here among people who know OF
the administrations efforts to get
Bsecher confirmed as collector. The
| slipshod meth cd of the treasury investi-
cations also lays the department open to
ths suspicion of knowing very little
about the matter as yet, and the asser-
ton is made that il Blake's charges had
been properly considered Beecher would
have found it necessary to come here
and defend himself. The case of Harvey
is already cited as an evidence of the OBJ
siinacy of the department in putting
men in Office against the protests of
prominent men. and upon inyestiga-
tions made by special agents OF the
| treasury.
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